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“Disability, USA” orginalyly aired on Oct. 6, 2013, on CBS’s 60 Minutes program was rebroadcast on June 29, 2014. It noted that When it began back in the 1950s, the federal disability insurance program was envisioned as a small program to assist people who were unable to work because of illness or injury. Today it…

The Compassionate Allowances program expedites disability decisions for Americans with the most serious disabilities to ensure that they receive their benefit decisions within days instead of months or years. The new conditions also include disorders that affect the digestive, neurological, immune, and multiple body systems. Angiosarcoma Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction Coffin-Lowry…

Social Security Launches New Expedited Disability Process for VeteransFast-tracking Disability Decisions for Vets with 100% Permanent and Total Rating Under the new process, SSA will treat these veterans’ applications as high priority and issue expedited decisions, similar to the way the agency currently handles disability claims from Wounded Warriors